Rowboat - A open boat propelled by one or more persons using oars.
Rules of the Road Infraction - Violation of the statutory and regulatory rules governing the navigation of vessels.
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rowboat - A small boat designed to be rowed by use of its oars. Some dinghys are rowboats.
rudder post - The post that the rudder is attached to. The wheel or tiller is connected to the rudder post.
Narrowboat
In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, ...
Rowboat or Canoe - Craft of open construction designed primarily to be propelled manually. Includes "dugouts," Indian type canoes but no "kayaks," or outrigger canoes which shall be listed as other.
Rowboats, sailboats, and launches propelled by any kind of power may have their hulls treated after one of these fashions, with quite satisfactory results.
rowboat, pulling boat
A boat propelled manually by a rower (oarsman) using an oar, a long rod with a paddle or blade at one end.
Narrowboat in a dry dock at the top of the Hatton 21 on the Grand Union Canal.
If a rowboat is nearby, ROW to the victim, then use an oar to guide him or her to the stern. Let the victim remain in the water while holding to the stern as you paddle to shore.
Canoes, Kayaks, Rowboats and Rowing shells
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DINGHY-A small rowboat that sometimes is rigged with a sail. Also called tender or dink.
DOUSE-To take in or lower a sail.
DRIFT-The leeway of a boat.
ATHWARTSHIPS: At right angles to the centreline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
AWEIGH - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
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Oar - A pole with a blade at the end used to row a rowboat. Oars are different than paddles because they have a provision to be secured to the rowboat for rowing, such as an oarlock.
THWARTS Boards extending across a rowboat just below the gunwale to stiffen the boat and to provide seats. TIE PLATE A single fore-and-aft or diagonal course of plating attached to deck beams under a wood deck to give extra strength.
Raising the flag is called colors [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] man the boat An order to climb into a rowboat or life boat marconi rig A rig that employs tall triangular jib-headed sails as opposed to a gaff rig mark 1.
Paragraph (d) deals with small sailboats and rowboats. You can expect to see either sidelights and sternlight or a flashlight when approaching these vessels at night.
A device to attach oars to a rowboat, allowing the operator to row rather than paddle the boat.
observed position
A position or fix determined by observing landmarks or other objects to find the position.
Thwart - Crossways seat in a rowboat.
Transom - The transverse (crossways) piece forming the stern of a square-ended boat. Some boats have a transom door that allows you to walk through, instead of climbing over the transom.
Whaleboats are the classic premium rowboats, with a sharp bow, fine lines and a flat transom. They tip slightly, row, motor and sail the best because of their fine lines, but have less cargo capacity than prams.
Sailboats have right-of-way over power boats, and rowboats have right-of-way over sailboat. A sailboat motoring with its motor is considered a motor boat, whether or not the sails are set.
Approaching the bridge we dropped the sails and made a quick transition from sailboat to rowboat. The jib rolled up in seconds and it was only dealing with the gaff of the gunter rig that took any time at all.
0utrigger - A contrivance of some sort for extending a sail or stay outboard. A name for a kind of rowboat which has the rowlocks extended beyond the boat's side by iron rod brackets. A smaller hull attached to a narrow boat to improve stability.
on the weather, but I don't consider any single-masted cat rig, not even the most modern, to be a true bluewater cruiser. Someone will cross an ocean on one, probably has already; oceans have been crossed in all manner of small craft, from rowboats ...
ASTERN - In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
ATHWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
AWEIGH - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
Human-powered boats (canoes and rowboats) have the right of way over sailboats, which in turn have the right of way over powerboats, and even they have the right of way over seaplanes.
ANCHORAGE - A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom.
ASTERN - In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
ATHWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwartships.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Right, Anchor, Stern
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